The Absolute Best Bait Ever

[Hogsticker]

the crystal 3d minnow is my best one even in shallow clear water. I know its recommended to use a more natural look in clear waters but this thing works. I'm pretty sure the bass had a good look at it too before striking as I was doing a 4sec stop n go. Theres a lot of people saying senkos, but for some reason it never worked for me. Then recently read a book about how the southern bass readily eat senkos but their northern family normally will not. Just thought that was pretty interesting and may explain why senkos don't seem to work well for me.

That's just crazy talk! Craziness I tell you!!

[Hot n Tot]

For years my go to bait was the original floating Rapala In size 11 or 13, Silver/Black. The size 7 original balsa shad rap is the most productive crankbait I've ever used. These two lures always catch bass...or pike. That said, I think a trick worm or senko average larger fish, at least for me.

[Scorcher214]

Then recently read a book about how the southern bass readily eat senkos but their northern family normally will not. Just thought that was pretty interesting and may explain why senkos don't seem to work well for me.

St. Clair is not in the south and senkos work great. I suggest you get a new book!

[jignfule]

Senko, all day.

Ya, me too, except when I have to take a nap in the middle of the day out of shear boredom.

[powerduster]

I couldn't remember so I looked it up on amazon. Its called Bass Wisdom by Homer Circle. Chapter 29: Bass fisherman: North vs South. I go to barnes n noble for a couple hrs to read fishing related stuff once a week so I tend to forget, but Im pretty sure this is it. This is just the authors personal experience so I know its not a fact.Just Got me thinking is all.

[whitwolf]

Zoom dead ringer series and R.I. beavers, both smallie and sweet.

[iceintheveins]

If I were limited to two lures, it would be a jig and a spinnerbait. In clear water though that's not too deep, nothing produces as consistently under most conditions as a senko.

[thehooligan]

I couldn't remember so I looked it up on amazon. Its called Bass Wisdom by Homer Circle. Chapter 29: Bass fisherman: North vs South. I go to barnes n noble for a couple hrs to read fishing related stuff once a week so I tend to forget, but Im pretty sure this is it. This is just the authors personal experience so I know its not a fact.Just Got me thinking is all.

 

try out a wacky rigged 4 inch senko bud

[powerduster]

try out a wacky rigged 4 inch senko bud

 

I tried wacky rig as well as texas and carolina. I even tried it under a bobber once. Got absolutely no hits and eventually lost all my baits or got worn down from being thrown. I am going to give it another go now that I have polarized sunglasses. Maybe then I can see whats really going on.

[derekxec]

white double bladed buzzbait ftw! 

[hatrix]

Obviously the clear winner is a Huddleston. If your talking a straight up fish catcher then a weedless shad or grass minnow win all day. Maybe you can catch more fish with senkos or something but that is slow and you can't cover water as well. It might actually be impossible to not catch fish with a Huddleston. I could spend all day fishing other baits and never get a bite. Tie on a weedless shad and I guarantee I start catching fish. It's like cheating.

[AndyTN]

Favorite bait to fish is a spinner bait. My most productive is a tube. I can fish it in several different configurations, and it flat out catches bass.

[smbrule!]

4" Tubes, weighted or no weight.  Can fish them on top or deep

[retiredbosn]

I couldn't remember so I looked it up on amazon. Its called Bass Wisdom by Homer Circle. Chapter 29: Bass fisherman: North vs South..

Isn't this Uncle Honer? If so take everything with a grain of salt, he also recommended using WD 40 to clean and lube reels, right after fishing. For those who don't know WD40 actually traps water and in doing so causes rust, and lube break down. Never clean a gun with it either, I know the WD stand for water displacement, just doesn't do it.

[CountBassula]

Last few outing I've really enjoyed using hollow body frogs. KVD and Booyah both produced bass and snakeheads! I love topwater action :-)

[derekxec]

top water baits are great cause even if you miss the fish you get to see them slam it and if you clean your reels with water get a water displacing oil...hobby shops sell it for RC car nitro motors to keep moisture out of the motors when they sit unused...just wipe off excess water then put some of the oil on a rag and rub it all over your reel (careful of the line though im not sure how it reacts)